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This post was made as entry for Splinterlands Community Engagement Challenge
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In Splinterlands it’s not always the strongest cards that win. Sometimes you can use lower level units and still turn the game around if you play the rule sets and your strategies right. That’s what makes battles like this feel special and even a bit nostalgic.
Here I went up against an enemy with stronger cards on paper. But with good planning and the right mix of units I managed to get an advantage. It’s a nice reminder that the game is more than just better stats win. It’s also about how you use what you have.
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On the other side, my enemy had the clear advantage. They brought in a level 2 Rage unit, which is already one of the strongest units in the game, plus higher leveled monsters overall. Their team even had Void to counter my magic attacks and higher base damage to push through quickly. So, on paper this was not a balanced fight at all. The game actually is on my enemy's favor and to make it worse, they have more units and most of the units they have has magic attacks which Eternal Tofu's Thorns don't have any effect. This is undoubtedly and overwhelmingly against my favor.
However, that’s what made the strategy here important. I focused on creating a lineup that could survive just long enough for my magic units to chip away. I took advantage of the rule sets to have the units I have to its maximum potential. With units that could heal or give me advantages as they get revived, it gave me a solid strategy. The goal wasn’t to overpower the enemy but to outlast them and in a setup like this, sometimes patience is stronger than raw stats.
Round 3 is when Moribund Arrowbait died twice giving my Thunderous Herald extra 2 magic attack. I now have a big unit, 4 magic attack, similar to the enemy Rage at this point but they still have the advantage since their Rage is still unharmed and has Void which will be a problem.
The breakthrough came around Round 6 or Round 7 when my Thunderous Herald comes to front as a tank with 17 health due to Scavenger. At 17 health, my Meriput Magician's Tank Heal gives him 5 health each round. The enemy's overall damage is still higher totaling to 8 magic attack and 1 range attack. The high health though gave me the advantage and lets my Thunderous Herald live until Rage was killed on Round 8. Once Rage died, they lost 4 magic attack making the enemy's overall damage only 4 magic attack and 1 range attack. That, compared to my Thunderous Herald's 19 max health with 6 heal every round coming from Meriput Magician's Tank Heal, I now outheal the enemy team's overall damage.
So, starting at Round 9, I have complete control of the game and I just need to wait until my last two units eliminate the rest of the enemy team.
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This is an important rule set because this makes support units safe. Units that give you advantage throughout the battle like those with Tank Heal, Cleanse or units that needs time to get stronger will be on the safer side until you get them stronger.
Divine Shield combined with armor is a strong defensive combo. It eliminates two attacks if it's a melee and/or range. Since Holy Protection is per unit, this means the more unit you have, the more defensive options you have as well.
The Rebirth ability is good with other abilities that has an effect when a unit dies. The ability gains from this ability allows the said ability to activate once again after revival making this a crucial rule set to focus on.
Overall, the mana is decent allowing me to get a couple of strong units in battle. I can't use a huge mana unit though or else some part of the lineup will suffer. The elements favor melee units but there are also strong magic attack units that can be on the board as well. Water and Life elements have strong defensive units like Bera Dallin or Warborn Shaman. Death and Dragon elements are a gamble though because they are flexible and good with any strategies.
The rule sets are more on the defensive side. These three can be good to overcome your lineup's weakness or make your team stronger depending on how you use them. So, for this battle, units that can maximize the Born Again rule set can be game changing. Fog of War and Divine Shield rule sets are simply there
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Hey! I’m Mavis the Muggle, your friendly Splinterlands addict with a slight obsession for all things Harry Potter. 🧙
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